Register.



Rochester,

State of New York,

same, reference UNITED STATES; rernnr onnren EDWARD snar or nocnnsrnn, NEW YORK.

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Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

Application filed February 28,1913. Serial No. 751,2G1. 1

and to the reference-numerals specification,

marked thereon.

My present invention-relates to registers or devices whereby indications may be pro duced, selectively, with reference to i the units of a series of names, characters or de-i vices toward which it is sought to attract the attention, and it has for its object to pro vide a simple and efiicient device of this character that will be convenient in use and which may be produced in some of its forms at a very small cost.

A further object of the invention is the production of a device which, by reason of its cheapnessand other characteristics, will be suitable for production as an advertising; novelty that can be distributed gratuitously or at a nominal price because of its inexensive nature and the concurrent display of advertising matter that it is well adapted to bear.

To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts all as will be hereinafter described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings: Figure l is a front elevation of a portion ofa register constructed in accordance with and illustrating one embodiment of my invention, the portions broken away being in the nature of structural repetitions, merely, of the portlons shown; Fig. 2-is a transverse section taken substantially on the line 2,2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a view similar'toFig. 2 illustrating the mode of operation.

Similar reference numerals throughout the several figures indicate the same parts.

Although my invention 1s applicable in a number of ways similar as to structureand general purpose, commercially difierent, I contemplate as an instance of its use, its embodiment in what is generally known as a fkit'chen reminder and such an article is illustrated in the ac.- companying drawing; These reminders com- .co mmodities of the usually arranged ,which the housewlfe runs over in formulatbut embodied in products l, when itprisea list of grocery supplies and other kitchen or household 1n alphabetical order and .ing' her orders, .or marks in some manner,

in the order in which they occur to her, the

itemsthat she must replenish in giving her next order.

In the practice of my invention, as embodied herein, I provide a stiff backing 1 of cardboard or other suitablematerial in whichis formed one or more view openings 2 that are preferably long and narrow an run in a direction from top to bottom of the backing. Spanning the openings in pairs are a plurality of resiliently flexible members 3 and 4:, further description of which will'be directed to a single pair inasmuchas the others are merely duplications. These members 3land 4 may be formed of bristol board or other high grade flexible paper materials that possess a fairly great amount of elasticity so that they will not become set with reasonable usage and their attached ends are affixed to the rear of the backing at points removed a-greater or less degree from the margins of the opening 2 according to the length that must be allowed freedom of movement for the production of the requisite resiliency, while their free ends are arranged to overlapeach other so that the fingers are superposed one upon the other.

The finger 3 is longer than the finger 4; or occupies a greater amount of the width of the opening in order thatit may give room on its face for the inscription of a legend or character of'the nature shown, whereby the said finger constitutes an index member and I prefer to square ofi the end thereof as appears in the illustration. The finger I I prefer to provide with a tapered end portion 5 as shown, and so much of this end portion as is covered by the overlapping end of the index 3, I prefer to color-in a distinguishing manner so that there will be marked contrast, upon inspecting the mem when the finger t is superposed upon, the index 3, rather thanbeneath it, so that bers,

the member 4: constitutes an indicator calling'attention to the corresponding index. r

In operation," the fingers being normally in such relative positions that the index fingers 3 overlap the ends of the indicators is desired to register a given character, the index finger 3 is simply cator which latter will then be uppermost with its colored and pointed end 5 displayed to view adjacent to the incription. Tojreset the register, the manipulation of the members is reversed, that is, the indicator-:4

is pressed in causing the index member S'to yield and reassume its normal front.

Aside from the fact that the pointed conformation of the indicators 4 gives them a distinguishing characteristic when in the position at the on position, it also reduces to a minimum the frictional contact with thecohperating member and the liability of the fingers to be caught edge to edge in deflected positions: in such manner that neither may return to a straightened position. r

In the present embodimenhl have shown the indicator'fingers 4- at the left formed integrally on asingle sheet6 the body portion of which is secured to the rear of the backing'l and the index fingers 3- at the right similarly produced from a sheet 7, while the intermediate sets, respectively, of both indicators and indexes are formed together from an integral sheet 8, this being an. item of simplicity and economy in the' manufacture of the device.

It will be understood that the backing 1} may be of such a size and form as will cause it to best lend itself to the reception of printing, illustrations or other advertising matter that it may be desired to display to' users of the device, but it is again stated that this invention is not necessarily limited to either kitchen reminders or to cheap paper constructions of the kind described. It is contemplated that celluloid, ivory yielding fingers. p

I claim as my invention:

1. A register comprising a pair of members supported at their far ends and arranged in'superp'osed relationship to over lap each other at their adjacent ends,'one constituting an indexv having the major part of its surface permanently exposed and the" other a cohperating indicator, the --on and 0e positions of spect. to the index being alternately effect; ed by reversing the superposed relationship,

of the members. 4 2. A register bers supported ranged in superposed relationship to partially overlap each other at ends, one constituting an index having the major portion of its surface permanently- 4: to snap tively, constituting or thin spring metal are suitable as materials for use 1n the construction of the the latter with repositions of the indicator comprising a pair ofmem ing the at their far ends and ar-- b their adj acent:

'exposed'andbe aringa legend and the other a coiiperating indicator having its overlapping portion visually distinguished from that of the index, the on and off positions of the indicator with respect to the index being alternately effected by reversing the superposed relationship of themembers.

3. A register-comprising a pair of pro jecting members arranged in superposed relationship to overlap each other and con stituting, respectively, an index and a cooperating indicator, one of said members being resilientlyflexible to permit it to pass the other laterally whereby the on and off? positions of the indicator with respect to the index maybe alternately effected by. reversing] the superposed a relationship of the memb ers. I c 4:. A register'oomprlsmg a pair of fl6X1-.'

bly resilient overlapping members, respecan index and a 006peratmg indicator, the on and off positions of the latter with respect to the former being alternately effected through reversing the superposed relationship of the membersby tl'irusting the uppermost memberpast the lowermost.

5. A re ister com orisin a air ofresilieutly flexible overlapping fingers, respectively, constituting an index bearing a legend and a coiiperating indicator having its overlapping portion visually distinguished from that of the index, the on and off positions of the indicatorwith'respeet to the Ti index being alternately effected by thrusting one finger past the other whereby the superposed relationship of the'members is reversed.

6. A register comprising a pair of pro jecting members arranged to overlap each other and constituting, respectively,"an index and a coiiperating indicator, having its overlapping portion visually distinguished from that of ing, one ofsaid members being resiliently flexible to permit it to pass the otherwhereby the on and off positions of the indicator with respect to the index may be alternately effected by reversing the superposed relationship of the members.

7. A register comprising a pair of projecting members arranged to overlap each other and constituting, respectively, an inthe index by contrasting colordex and a coiiperating indicator having its overlapping portion tapered, one of said .members being resiliently flexible to permit it to pass the other whereby the on and off with respect to the index may bealternately effected by reverssuperposed relationship of the memers. I

8. In a register, the combination with a backing board having an opening therein, of a plurality of thereto and projecting toward, each other flexible fingers secured in superposed pairs with their ends overbers by thrusting the uppermost member lapping, the fipgers of Each pczliir constitutpast the lowermost.

ing, respective y, an in ex an -a cooperat- 1 ing indicator and the on and oii positions of EDWARD HALL the latter with respect to the former being Witnesses;

capable of being effected through revers- RUSSELL B. GRIFFITH,

ing the superposed relationship of the mem- H. E. STONEBRAKER.

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